Various economic theories are available to explain the existence of credit and default cycles. There remains empirical ambiguity, however, as to whether or these cycles coincide. Recent papers_new suggest by their empirical research set-up that they do, or at least that defaults and credit...

This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the theoretical concepts and modelling techniques of quantitative risk management and equips readers - whether financial risk analysts, actuaries, regulators, or students of quantitative finance - with practical tools to solve real-world problems

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Statistical Finance -- 1.2 Risk Management -- 1.3 Portfolio Management -- 1.4 Pricing of Securities -- Part I Statistical Finance -- Chapter 2 Financial Instruments -- 2.1 Stocks -- 2.1.1 Stock Indexes --...